St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29
FROM THE WEST SIDE.
4 Town Hall Site Selected for South
ST. Paul--DOings of the Sixth Ward

Citizens.
The South st. Paul council met Saturday
afternoon IN the McClung school house.
After routine business sites were selected for
school houses as follows: First ward, in
South Park addition; Second ward, on Aid.
Wentworths farm on Oakdale avenue; Third
ward, near the junction of Sunfish lake and
Dodd road: Fourth ward, on Aid. Minea's
farm on the Sunfish lake road; Fifth ward, in
South st. Paul proper. Three lots have been
donated by the present owners for each of
these school lands. The city hall was
located on the north line of section
go, between Eaton and Oakdaie ave
uues. An acre, clear of streets. has
been set apart for this building. Patrick
Bremen was appointed street commissioner.
The ordinance providing for the appointment
of police officers and other city officials was
laid upon the table and will be acted upon at
"A future meeting. A city marshal will prob
ably be appointed at the next meeting and
the police force increased as occasion de-
lnands. The next meeting will be held next
Saturday at o'clock.
NOTES.
Hhe second of the series of lectures on the
Uni6gd States senate OF 1S60-6l, by Maj. r.
II. Newson, before Bircher post, G. .. r., and
Gen. II. n. Sibley camp, Sons of Veterans,
will be delivered tonight in Marti's hall, near
the end of the Wabasha street bridge. The
exercises will be interspersed with songs by
Nathan Prescott. Ethan Allen, C.. Brennan,
Harry Bauer, Harry Huntsman and Clarence
Merritt. The Daughters of Veterans have
agreed to sing chorus and Gov. McGill has
promised to be present if circumstances will
permit.
i'm. Hawthorne, of the law firm of Wood
bury Hawthorne, has just been informed
shat his essay on legal sui ject, which took
first prize in the university of Wisconsin con-
rest. has received third prize in The national
contest at Philadelphia, in which there were
contestants from twenty other colleges aud
universities. The board which made the
award consisted of Justice Miller. of the
United States supreme court, Judge Burnett,
of Boston. and DR.. Hammond, of the St. Louis
aaw school,
OfhcIals Of the North American Telegraph
COMPANY were LOOKING over the ground yes
terday with view toward establishing Il
branch Office in West St. Paul. They hope
to affect an arrangement with the District
Telegraph company whereby they may open
an office tOgetherr Al any rate, the residents
of the Sixth ward feel reasonably sure that
they will have telegraph service within a
short time.
Rev. G. G. Herriott will celebrate the If.
teenth anniversary of his marriage by enter
taiuing the Ladies Aid society of the West
minister Presby teriaa church Ut his residence
on Wednesday evening,
A side track is being pnt ia on the ground
of the Capital City syndicate, On their fill near
concord street, TO accOmniOuhte the manutac-
tories coon to be located on the grounds.
Aid Bryant. Minea. Henry Martin and the
remainder of the California excurs;onists are
expected to return from their trip in about
two weeks.
The Wharry Conservatory OF Music is look
irfE about for location On the West side.
Already they have number OF pupils there.
1t is authoritatively stated that the Red Cap
base ba0 nine will be reorganized for this
season in the near future
J. n. Wilgus. who has been investigating
the booms at Duluth and Ashland returned
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Bartlett have returned
from their winters sojousn in Florida